Dr. Orna Izakson
@orna.bsky.social
Climate, polycrisis, mental health, functional medicine, 🌱🌲🌻🌼. Pro-science licensed naturopathic dr (OR/AK), herbalist, ex environmental journalist. Love 🥾and 📷 wild places. 💔 about 🌎. 1st-gen US, 🇮🇱 fam. Born 320ppm. #Angret. She/her/doctor.
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For the past year I’ve been gathering resources on the climate crisis and its effects on health, mental health, food and herbal medicines. Find those resources here: ndclimate.org
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NEW: The FDA rarely uses its authority to recall dangerous medical devices and is so poorly staffed that it’s sometimes unable to make sure companies are taking critical steps to protect patients during health emergencies, according to a new GAO report.
The FDA Rarely Forces Manufacturers to Recall Dangerous Medical Devices, Watchdog Report Finds
Lawmakers requested the report after a 2023 ProPublica and Pittsburgh Post-Gazette investigation revealed that the FDA had received hundreds of complaints over many years about defective breathing mac...
www.propublica.org
December 12, 2025 at 1:00 PM
NEW: The FDA rarely uses its authority to recall dangerous medical devices and is so poorly staffed that it’s sometimes unable to make sure companies are taking critical steps to protect patients during health emergencies, according to a new GAO report.
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NEW: Utah Republicans have been skeptical of solar for years, criticizing its footprint on the landscape and viewing it as an unreliable energy source.
But that skepticism hadn’t yielded successful anti-solar legislation — until now.
But that skepticism hadn’t yielded successful anti-solar legislation — until now.
Utah Leaders Are Hindering Efforts to Develop Solar Despite a Goal to Double the State’s Energy Supply
Solar power accounts for two-thirds of the new projects waiting to connect to the state’s power grid. Utah Republicans’ hard turn against solar mirrors President Donald Trump’s hostile approach to the...
www.propublica.org
December 12, 2025 at 4:25 PM
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Sleep physiology is just so cool.
Why do heart attacks during the night cause less damage than during daytime? The role of neutrophils and circadian clock genes in reducing inflammation and injury in experimental model
rupress.org/jem/article/...
rupress.org/jem/article/...
December 12, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Sleep physiology is just so cool.
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How to destroy a nation from within
This will critically damage materials science and condensed matter physics research. Our UD MRSEC is one of the ones on the chopping block. NSF funding is collapsing and a million other things nationally have drawn attention away. 🧪⚛️
@coons.senate.gov @bluntrochester.senate.gov @mcbride.house.gov
@coons.senate.gov @bluntrochester.senate.gov @mcbride.house.gov
🧪⚛️ Are we witnessing the end of an era for the Materials Research Science and Engineering Center program at NSF? Trying to get some attention focused on this. nanoscale.blogspot.com/2025/12/the-...
December 12, 2025 at 3:54 PM
How to destroy a nation from within
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Buh-bye, Liam. Bye bye.
Liam Neeson lent his voice to a new anti-vax doc glorifying RFK Jr.’s rise at HHS— a stunning reversal for a UNICEF ambassador who once called vaccines “a remarkable human success story.” His publicist now insists he’s still pro-vaccine.
www.accountabilityjournalism.org/trump-admini...
www.accountabilityjournalism.org/trump-admini...
Liam Neeson Narrates Anti-Vax, Pro-RFK Documentary — AJI
Liam Neeson lent his voice to a new anti-vax doc glorifying RFK Jr.’s rise at HHS— a stunning reversal for a UNICEF ambassador who once called vaccines “a remarkable human success story.” His publicis...
www.accountabilityjournalism.org
December 12, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Buh-bye, Liam. Bye bye.
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The German government has committed half a billion euros to research into long COVID and other post-infection syndromes. 👏
Long-COVID research just got a big funding boost: will it find new treatments?
The German government has committed half a billion euros to research into long COVID and other post-infection syndromes.
www.nature.com
December 12, 2025 at 4:32 AM
The German government has committed half a billion euros to research into long COVID and other post-infection syndromes. 👏
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Fake farmers are a goddamn blight
December 11, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Fake farmers are a goddamn blight
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1/3rd of American adults have metabolic syndrome, a staggering prevalence that hasn't changed in the past decade
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Trends and Prevalence of the Metabolic Syndrome Among US Adults
This cross-sectional study examined changes in metabolic syndrome prevalence among US adults from 2013 to 2023 across demographic subgroups using data from the National Health and Nutrition Examinatio...
jamanetwork.com
December 11, 2025 at 8:21 PM
1/3rd of American adults have metabolic syndrome, a staggering prevalence that hasn't changed in the past decade
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
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BREAKING:
The Indiana Senate just REJECTED the gerrymandered congressional map that Trump and his allies pressured Republicans to support.
The GOP-controlled chamber voted down the map, 31-19.
The Indiana Senate just REJECTED the gerrymandered congressional map that Trump and his allies pressured Republicans to support.
The GOP-controlled chamber voted down the map, 31-19.
December 11, 2025 at 9:41 PM
BREAKING:
The Indiana Senate just REJECTED the gerrymandered congressional map that Trump and his allies pressured Republicans to support.
The GOP-controlled chamber voted down the map, 31-19.
The Indiana Senate just REJECTED the gerrymandered congressional map that Trump and his allies pressured Republicans to support.
The GOP-controlled chamber voted down the map, 31-19.
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So a bunch of very senior NMFS scientists just published what feels like a swan song for PNW and California salmon recovery efforts.
This is a hugely important paper, packed with data we can no longer trust will be collected and analyzed.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
This is a hugely important paper, packed with data we can no longer trust will be collected and analyzed.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Abundance Trends of Pacific Salmon During a Quarter Century of ESA Protection
Between 1989 and 2007, 28 Distinct Population Segments (DPS) of Pacific salmon (Oncorhynchus spp.) spawning in rivers in California and the Pacific Northwest (Oregon, Washington, Idaho) were listed (...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
December 11, 2025 at 10:13 PM
So a bunch of very senior NMFS scientists just published what feels like a swan song for PNW and California salmon recovery efforts.
This is a hugely important paper, packed with data we can no longer trust will be collected and analyzed.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
This is a hugely important paper, packed with data we can no longer trust will be collected and analyzed.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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The Trump EPA has nearly doubled the amount of formaldehyde considered safe to inhale compared with a Biden-era assessment, which had already significantly underestimated the dangers of the chemical, a ProPublica investigation found.
By @fastlerner.bsky.social
By @fastlerner.bsky.social
Under Former Chemical Industry Insiders, Trump EPA Nearly Doubles Amount of Formaldehyde Considered Safe to Inhale
Chemical industry lobbyists have long pushed the government to adopt a less stringent approach to gauging the cancer risk from chemicals, one that would help ease regulations on companies that make or...
www.propublica.org
December 11, 2025 at 4:00 AM
The Trump EPA has nearly doubled the amount of formaldehyde considered safe to inhale compared with a Biden-era assessment, which had already significantly underestimated the dangers of the chemical, a ProPublica investigation found.
By @fastlerner.bsky.social
By @fastlerner.bsky.social
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The theory, such as it is, is that the middle class should become poor and the poor should fuck off and die.
December 11, 2025 at 6:30 AM
The theory, such as it is, is that the middle class should become poor and the poor should fuck off and die.
Exactly right.
The federal government's entire social media presence now amounts to the communication strategy of supervillains in comic books, when they take over TVs and radios to send taunting messages to the public about the evil things they're about to do and dare any superheroes to try and stop them.
December 11, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Exactly right.
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This is probably the clearest indication yet that the administration understands what they’re doing in the Caribbean is illegal.
They’re now threatening the ICC with sanctions if they investigate Trump and his team.
They’re now threatening the ICC with sanctions if they investigate Trump and his team.
The U.S. is not a member of the ICC, but the court can still prosecute individuals for actions carried out on the territory of ICC member nations.
Exclusive: US threatens new ICC sanctions unless court pledges not to prosecute Trump
President Donald Trump's administration wants the International Criminal Court to amend its founding document to ensure it does not investigate the Republican president and his top officials, a Trump ...
www.reuters.com
December 11, 2025 at 1:19 PM
This is probably the clearest indication yet that the administration understands what they’re doing in the Caribbean is illegal.
They’re now threatening the ICC with sanctions if they investigate Trump and his team.
They’re now threatening the ICC with sanctions if they investigate Trump and his team.
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Making previously eradicated diseases great again 🙄
“We are faced with ongoing transmission that we anticipate will go on for many more weeks,” Dr. Linda Bell, state epidemiologist, [said]…
Twenty-seven of those cases have been reported since Friday. “That is a significant increase in our cases in a short period of time”
Twenty-seven of those cases have been reported since Friday. “That is a significant increase in our cases in a short period of time”
South Carolina measles outbreak is 'accelerating,' driving hundreds into quarantine
Some students who remain unvaccinated are now in a second 21-day quarantine since the beginning of the school year.
www.nbcnews.com
December 11, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Making previously eradicated diseases great again 🙄
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Tim Scott and Lindsey Graham both voted to confirm RFK, Jr. They did this to you, South Carolina.
The measles outbreak in South Carolina is “accelerating” with no end in sight following Thanksgiving and other large gatherings, state health officials say.
South Carolina measles outbreak is 'accelerating,' driving hundreds into quarantine
Some students who remain unvaccinated are now in a second 21-day quarantine since the beginning of the school year.
nbcnews.to
December 10, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Tim Scott and Lindsey Graham both voted to confirm RFK, Jr. They did this to you, South Carolina.
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Here are the reported drops in US visitors from overseas. This reflects a loss of billions of dollars in tourism revenue.
Data from Trump's Department of Commerce, until he hides it.
Data from Trump's Department of Commerce, until he hides it.
December 11, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Here are the reported drops in US visitors from overseas. This reflects a loss of billions of dollars in tourism revenue.
Data from Trump's Department of Commerce, until he hides it.
Data from Trump's Department of Commerce, until he hides it.
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Judge Breyer blocks Trump from deploying the CA National Guard, returning control to Gavin Newsom. He also quotes Marty Lederman in his determination that "regular forces" means the military. The Supreme Court will rule on that definition soon. My latest: www.muellershewrote.com/p/judge-dism...
Judge Dismantles Trump's Legal Argument for Deploying the National Guard
The government says 10 U.S.C. § 12406 gives the president the unreviewable, plenary power to deploy the National Guard. Judge Breyer says no. The Supreme Court will soon decide the same question.
www.muellershewrote.com
December 10, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Judge Breyer blocks Trump from deploying the CA National Guard, returning control to Gavin Newsom. He also quotes Marty Lederman in his determination that "regular forces" means the military. The Supreme Court will rule on that definition soon. My latest: www.muellershewrote.com/p/judge-dism...
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Extreme attacks on #science documented here for just the first six months of the Trump regime. More data and information here:
www.ucs.org/resources/sc...
www.ucs.org/resources/sc...
December 10, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Extreme attacks on #science documented here for just the first six months of the Trump regime. More data and information here:
www.ucs.org/resources/sc...
www.ucs.org/resources/sc...
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Covid mRNA vaccines have a rare link to myocarditis adverse events (~30 cases per million 2nd doses).
Extensive work in mice shows two inflammation mediators that appear to be the mediators and a plant-derived anti-inflammatory (genistein) that blocks it
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Extensive work in mice shows two inflammation mediators that appear to be the mediators and a plant-derived anti-inflammatory (genistein) that blocks it
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Inhibition of CXCL10 and IFN-γ ameliorates myocarditis in preclinical models of SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccination
Preclinical models of SARS-CoV-2 vaccination revealed a targetable CXCL10–IFN-γ axis that drives cytokine-induced cardiac injury.
www.science.org
December 10, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Covid mRNA vaccines have a rare link to myocarditis adverse events (~30 cases per million 2nd doses).
Extensive work in mice shows two inflammation mediators that appear to be the mediators and a plant-derived anti-inflammatory (genistein) that blocks it
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Extensive work in mice shows two inflammation mediators that appear to be the mediators and a plant-derived anti-inflammatory (genistein) that blocks it
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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Everything Trump does is a metaphor.
Destroy the East Wing with no new design or blueprint.
Destroy US healthcare without having a replacement.
Destroy the US economy without having a fix.
Destroy environmental regs without any new ideas for protecting health.
www.axios.com/2025/12/10/w...
Destroy the East Wing with no new design or blueprint.
Destroy US healthcare without having a replacement.
Destroy the US economy without having a fix.
Destroy environmental regs without any new ideas for protecting health.
www.axios.com/2025/12/10/w...
New White House construction site photos show rubble where East Wing once stood
The 123-year-old East Wing was demolished to make way for Trump's ballroom.
www.axios.com
December 10, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Everything Trump does is a metaphor.
Destroy the East Wing with no new design or blueprint.
Destroy US healthcare without having a replacement.
Destroy the US economy without having a fix.
Destroy environmental regs without any new ideas for protecting health.
www.axios.com/2025/12/10/w...
Destroy the East Wing with no new design or blueprint.
Destroy US healthcare without having a replacement.
Destroy the US economy without having a fix.
Destroy environmental regs without any new ideas for protecting health.
www.axios.com/2025/12/10/w...
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More wag the dog.
We deployed Growlers to the region too.
A lot of new signs pointing towards escalation.
We deployed Growlers to the region too.
A lot of new signs pointing towards escalation.
BREAKING: The U.S. has seized a sanctioned oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela in a major escalation between the two countries (Bloomberg)
December 10, 2025 at 7:27 PM
More wag the dog.
We deployed Growlers to the region too.
A lot of new signs pointing towards escalation.
We deployed Growlers to the region too.
A lot of new signs pointing towards escalation.
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The EPA has removed references about humans causing climate change from its website. No US government website can be trusted for science information.
December 10, 2025 at 4:54 AM
The EPA has removed references about humans causing climate change from its website. No US government website can be trusted for science information.
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BREAKING: At one point, the Pentagon considered sending boat strike survivors to CECOT torture prison in El Salvador to avoid discovery in US courts. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/u...
Inside the Pentagon’s Scramble to Deal With Boat Strike Survivors
www.nytimes.com
December 10, 2025 at 3:24 AM
BREAKING: At one point, the Pentagon considered sending boat strike survivors to CECOT torture prison in El Salvador to avoid discovery in US courts. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/u...
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During the year’s busiest season of charitable giving, donors may wonder whether the nonprofits they are considering donating to are going to be good stewards of their money.
Last year, we added tools to Nonprofit Explorer to help you look into that:
Last year, we added tools to Nonprofit Explorer to help you look into that:
Nonprofit Explorer Adds Powerful Tools to Help You Research Organizations’ Financials
ProPublica has added the ability to find nonprofit organizations that auditors have flagged as having serious financial or control deficiencies. We also added the ability to search for organizations t...
www.propublica.org
December 9, 2025 at 11:00 PM
During the year’s busiest season of charitable giving, donors may wonder whether the nonprofits they are considering donating to are going to be good stewards of their money.
Last year, we added tools to Nonprofit Explorer to help you look into that:
Last year, we added tools to Nonprofit Explorer to help you look into that: